Blackberry Curve 8530 vs MTS Pulse

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Comparing the Blackberry Curve 8530 vs MTS Pulse across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and MTS Pulse run at the same processing speed of 0.53 GHz.


Display: MTS Pulse offers a screen size of 3.2 inches, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2.4 inches, making MTS Pulse the larger display of the two. Both Blackberry Curve 8530 and MTS Pulse feature the same LCD display.


Rear Camera: MTS Pulse offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 2 MP, making MTS Pulse better for rear camera photography.


Battery: MTS Pulse offers a higher battery capacity with 1350 mAh, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 1150 mAh, making MTS Pulse better for longer battery life.


Storage: MTS Pulse offers higher internal storage with 512 GB, while Blackberry Curve 8530 offers 256 GB, making MTS Pulse the better option for storage.


User Rating: Blackberry Curve 8530 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while MTS Pulse has a rating of 3.5.

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Blackberry Curve 8530
₹10,990
(Out of Stock)
MTS Pulse
₹26,800
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

18 Dec, 2009
16 Mar, 2011

Performance

(upto 528 MHz)
(upto 528 MHz)
N/A
288 MB RAM

Display

2.4 inches (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches (8.13 cm)
LCD
LCD
320x240 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1350 mAh

Storage

256 MB
512 MB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(5 ratings)
3.5/5
(2 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Dec 18, 2009
N/A

Operating System

Blackberry v5
Android v2.1

Performance

Processor

528 MHz
528 MHz

RAM

N/A
288 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
LCD

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
3.2 inches  (8.13 cm)

Resolution

320x240 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

167 ppi
180 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

27.29 %
48.79 %

Design

Height

109 mm
111.2 mm

Width

60 mm
56.2 mm

Thickness

13.90 mm
14.35 mm

Weight

105 grams
135 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes
Yes

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
352x288

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1350 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4.5(2G)
Up to 4(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4 H.263 H.264 WMV9
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AMR-NB AMR-WB QCELP EVRC AAC-LC AAC+ eAAC+ WMA9 Windows Media 10 Standard/Professional with 3.5 mm audio jack Dedicated music keys
N/A

Sensors

Games

+ Downloadable
N/A

Java

No
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically unlimited entries and fields Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes Threaded View
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Lotus Domino BlackBerry Connect
N/A

Other Facilities

Ring ID Picture ID Multiple numbers per contact Alarm Calendar To-Do / Tasks Calculator Notes.
N/A